| Banneville-la-Campagne British war cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
| Used for those deceased 1944 | |
| Established | 1944 |
| Location |
49°10′29″N 0°13′45″W / 49.1748°N 0.2292°WCoordinates: 49°10′29″N 0°13′45″W / 49.1748°N 0.2292°W near Sannerville, Calvados, France |
| Designed by | Philip D. Hepworth |
| Total burials | 2,178 |
| Unknown burials | 140 |
| Burials by nation | |
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United Kingdom: 2,003 | |
| Burials by war | |
| Statistics source: [1] | |
Banneville-la-Campagne British war cemetery is a British Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located between Caen and Troarn, Normandy. The cemetery contains 2,178 graves of which 140 are unidentified.[1]
History[]
During the Allies push out of the Normandy bridgeheads, Operation Goodwood and the liberation of Caen were undertaken in July 1944. During August, the Falaise Gap was closed. The majority of the soldiers interred in the cemetery date from these attacks. Of the 2,175 soldiers in this cemetery there are 2,150 Britons, 11 Canadians, 5 Australians, 2 New Zealanders, 5 Poles and 2 unidentified soldiers.
Notable graves[]
- Reginald John Whistler - British artist, designer and illustrator.
Location[]
The cemetery is located close to Sannerville, in the Calvados department of Normandy, on the Route de Caen (D.675). It is located 3.25 kilometres west of Troarn.
See also[]
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- UK National Inventory of War Memorials
- German War Graves Commission
- List of military cemeteries in Normandy
References[]
Further reading[]
- Shilleto, Carl, and Tolhurst, Mike (2008). "A Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy". Northampton, Mass.: Interlink. ISBN 1-56656-555-3
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